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Waucoma, Iowa Weather

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Waucoma weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Waucoma, IA
Wednesday, June 3 at 5:47 PM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
37%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Sunset
8:42 PM
Waucoma, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWaucoma, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 58 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 58°H 80°
Waucoma, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Clear
    81°55°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Light Rain
    36%
    0.07″
    83°58°+2°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Showers
    75%
    0.05″
    77°65°-6°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Drizzle
    49%
    81°63°+4°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    20%
    80°63°-1°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    47%
    73°64°-7°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    81°67°+8°
Waucoma, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
201° · veering 111°
Direction
SSW
201°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 9
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 9 · pk 21 @ 9:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2415SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 111° from the ssw.
Waucoma, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
986.4
-2.3 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.13 inHg
Now
986.4
mb
3h
-2.3
mb
12h
-3.7
mb
24h
-4.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 983988
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW987.5983.2983.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Waucoma, IA
Air quality
35
AQI
Moderate
+4 in 6hPeak ~66 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 63 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). With UV 8.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 72 by mid-afternoon.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
1.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
2μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
115μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 63 now. With UV 8.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 72 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 63
UV peak
8.6 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 72
Waucoma, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
110.1mi
UNLIMITED
136 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
17:47 UTC ·Waucoma, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
17:47 UTC ·Waucoma, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Waucoma, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Waucoma, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Waucoma, IA
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:57 AM
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Daylight
15h 12m
Sunset
8:42 PM
Civil dusk
2:18 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Waucoma, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
90% illuminated
Moonrise
4:12 AM
Moonset
12:56 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Waucoma, IA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Waucoma at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 3, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Waucoma

SPC has placed Waucoma in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3SLGTSlight Risk

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

ZIP codes in Waucoma

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.